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Tweak says, "Come hither"

the child of fate (noosphere) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-10-13 13:15:00

Entry tags:

artemis crock, korra, raito sonozaki, trowa barton, zatanna zatara

{ day 293 }
[ action ]

[ This is not the syndicate laboratory. The boy looks around himself in a panic before noticing the message playing on the headset he's been given. The welcome message makes sense, he guesses; the list of crimes, not so much. There are a couple that he can understand why, in theory, somebody might accuse him of them, but he has no idea where most of the rest of them came from.

He's never even driven a car before, let alone without a license. Or while asleep.

And he's never heard of any MarinaNova Asylum. Well, that's easily solved with a simple lookup. Standing right there in the middle of the sidewalk in Sector 2, paying no mind to the storm damage surrounding him, he closes his eyes and spreads his arms to his sides.

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing. He can't access the Gaia Library. This... is not good. ]

[ video ]

[ The boy on the video feed is visibly disheveled. His hair is a mop-like mess and there's a look of disorientation in his eyes that goes beyond the usual new arrival. ]

What is this place? I can't look anything up. I need to-- my research, I can't be here--

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	[video] noosphere 2014-10-20 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	[ A tilt of the head. ] There are people I converse with for my work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-10-23 04:24 am UTC (link)
	Do they have names? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-10-23 04:28 am UTC (link)
	I believe so. I do often hear them referring to each other with personalized appellations. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-10-25 02:57 am UTC (link)
	And they really don't address you as anything? Hey you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-10-25 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"You", "that kid", "the child of fate". (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-10-25 03:12 am UTC (link)
	[There's a pause here.] When you say the child of fate you mean the term fate, right? Not a person called Doctor Fate. [Because that would be...complicated.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-10-25 03:43 am UTC (link)
	[ Blink. ] That's correct. Fate, destiny, the Earth itself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-10-29 03:22 am UTC (link)
	But not literally, right? I mean, you have parents? [Then again not all of her friends do. Clone?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-10-29 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Do I have-- [ He stares blankly. Parents? He never considered that before. Does he have... Error 404. Does not compute. A pained expression crosses his face and he runs a hand through his hair. ] Parents? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-10-30 04:21 am UTC (link)
	[Softer.] You don't know? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-10-30 06:01 am UTC (link)
	[ He just shakes his head. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-11-01 04:20 am UTC (link)
	Ever thought about it before? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-11-01 04:22 am UTC (link)
	Never. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-11-01 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Weren't you curious about where you came from? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-11-01 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Not really. I had more productive uses for my time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-11-02 03:53 am UTC (link)
	They can be a pain sometimes. [But she can't imagine just not having them. Who would she even be? She's not sure she buys into a casual dismissal here.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-11-02 03:55 am UTC (link)
	I'm sure they would have only been a distraction. [ He says that in a very quiet tone of voice, though. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-11-02 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Work is work, but it isn't your whole life. There has to be other stuff in there. Other people. That's what makes everything worth it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-11-02 04:00 am UTC (link)
	My work is my whole life. I've never needed anything else. I would be happy to avoid working with other people if I could. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-11-02 04:04 am UTC (link)
	Then you can't know what you're missing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-11-02 04:05 am UTC (link)
	All I'm missing is my research. The longer I remain here the further behind I fall! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-11-03 05:47 am UTC (link)
	Yeah? And then what happens? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-11-03 05:51 am UTC (link)
	And then I won't be able to get it done...! What kind of question is that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] greenerarrow 2014-11-03 05:56 am UTC (link)
	So you don't get it done? Someone gives you an F minus? The world falls out of orbit? People die? You lose a scholarship? What's the trauma? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video] noosphere 2014-11-03 06:02 am UTC (link)
	My research is my entire life! What am I supposed to do if I can't go home and finish it?! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)